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Yale University changes mental health policies after students’ lawsuit

Thursday, January 19 by ABC News

(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- Yale University has announced changes to its policies to support students' mental health, including allowing students the ability to take time off from school.The Connecticut-based, Ivy League school said in an email to students Wednesday they are now permitted to... Read More.

Yale University sued for alleged discrimination against students with mental health disabilities

Thursday, December 1 by ABC News

(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- Two Yale University students and Elis for Rachel, an advocacy and support group at the university, filed a lawsuit against the school Wednesday, alleging the school discriminates against students with mental health disabilities by failing to provide necessary accommodations and... Read More.

Why another top-ranked law school joins Yale, Harvard in withdrawing from rankings

Friday, November 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Yale and Harvard universities and the University of California, Berkeley, this week withdrew from U.S. News & World Report's rankings of the country's best law schools, with all three institutions citing conflicts between the annual list and their "values."All three universities'... Read More.

Why Yale Law’s dean says eliminating tuition for students in need benefits the legal profession

Friday, July 29 by ABC News

(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- As students prepare to return to school in the fall, one Ivy League law school has a new scholarship aimed at broadening access to legal education by eliminating tuition for students with financial needs.Yale Law School's Hurst Horizon Scholarship will... Read More.

MIT graduate accused of murdering Yale student is arrested in Alabama by US Marshals

Friday, May 14 by ABC News

(MONTGOMERY, Ala.) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student wanted in the killing of a Yale student has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Alabama after evading authorities for three months.Qinxuan Pan, 29, was arrested in Montgomery Friday morning in connection to the... Read More.

Murder warrant out for MIT graduate in killing of Yale student

Sunday, February 28 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR and MARLENE LENTHANG, ABC News (NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- Police have secured an arrest warrant charging Qinxuan Pan, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate student, with murder for the death of a Yale graduate student earlier this month.On... Read More.

MIT graduate allegedly stole car on day of Yale student’s murder

Tuesday, February 23 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(MANSFIELD, Mass.) -- A graduate student of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has been named a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a Yale University graduate student allegedly stole a car and swapped... Read More.

MIT graduate named person of interest in murder of Yale student

Wednesday, February 10 by ABC News

By JULIA JACOBO, ABC News(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- Police are searching for a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in connection with the fatal shooting of a Yale University student.Investigators are looking to question Qinxuan Pan, 29,... Read More.

Murder mystery rocks Yale University after grad student found fatally shot off campus

Tuesday, February 9 by ABC News

By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- A Yale University graduate student described by officials as someone who wanted to use his education to "improve the world" was found fatally shot near the New Haven, Connecticut, campus and police said they... Read More.

DOJ drops discrimination lawsuit against Yale brought by Trump administration

Wednesday, February 3 by ABC News

By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The Department of Justice has dropped a discrimination case against Yale University brought by the Trump administration.The Justice Department filed notice Wednesday with the district court in Connecticut that it is voluntarily... Read More.

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